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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Assessor John Noguez runs away from Reporters after being asked about the investigation from the Vanguardians.

Twists and turns for Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez

By Randy Economy

• Wed, Feb 29, 2012

THIS IS A LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS EXCLUSIVE!

Embattled Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez has accepted the resignation of his chief of staff Chris Carlos, EdD., Los Cerritos Community News can confirm.In a memo to his employees this morning at 8:46 a.m., Noguez said that he accepted the resignation of Carlos two days ago and has placed George Renkei as his top administrator.Noguez turned the reigns of America’s largest county government property assessment agency to Carlos, a former political operative of a San Gabriel Valley based trash recycling business, just months after his election in November of 2010.In documents obtained by Los Cerritos Community News, Noguez radically redrew the organizational chart of the Assessor’s office and gave political contributor Chris Carlos, EdD the top administrative position. Carlos is the former head of Government Affairs at Athens Disposal Services and is now Chief of Staff to Noguez. ..

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

It is 9:46 p.m. here on the "left coast." I have my favorite for the title of American Idol for 2012 and it is Joshua Ledet. This kid is as smooth as silk, and the voice of a real soul-FULL sound that any generation can relate to.

He is just 19 years old, and is from Westlake, LA. He loves his "craw fish."

UPDATE at 1:01 p.m.:Orange County Register is reporting the following: Godinez played in the NFL. "According to the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame Foundation website, Orduna played football at the University of Nebraska and played three years in the NFL for the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1990."

SANTA ANA – Law enforcement is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a high school biology teacher who has been arrested today by the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) and charged with making sexually suggestive comments and inappropriately touching two female students. Joseph Manuel Orduna, 63, Irvine, is charged with two misdemeanor counts of child annoyance and faces a maximum sentence of two years in jail if convicted.

He is being held on $25,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned at a later date in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.
At the time of the crimes, Orduna was a biology teacher and wresting coach at Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana. The defendant is accused of frequently making inappropriate comments about sex in front of his class including discussing details of his sex life.

Between April and June 2011, he is accused of making sexually suggestive comments and inappropriately touching two 16-year-old female students. The defendant is accused of frequently tightly hugging both victims for long periods of time.
On one occasion, Orduna is accused of kissing Jane Doe #1 on the lips while giving her a hug in the hallway of the school near the entrance to his classroom.

On another occasion, Orduna is accused of grabbing Jane Doe #2’s buttocks while hugging her.
Jane Doe #1 reported the inappropriate contact to school officials, who contacted the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD). In the course of their investigation, SAPD learned of the inappropriate contact with Jane Doe #2.
Santa Ana Unified School District is aware of the allegations, assisted in the investigation and has taken affirmative steps to ensure student safety.
Anyone with additional information or who believes they have been a victim is encouraged to contact SAPD Detective Ed Zaragoza at (714) 245-8351 or Supervising District Attorney Investigator Carl Waddell at (714) 834-7538.
Deputy District Attorney Brad Schoenleben is prosecuting this case.

According to the school Facebook page: Hector G. Godinez Fundamental High Schoolis a

Monday, February 27, 2012

Talk about HOT CRASHES! This one was for the RECORD BOOKS over at the Daytona 500 on Monday (into Tuesday morning).

Watch this video after something goes terribly wrong with Juan Pablo Montoya's car causing him to crash into the tracks "JET DRYER" under a caution flag. WTF? Talk about a "big explosion" and a "hot red flag."

Members of the Los Angeles County Homicide Bureau are on the scene of an officer involved shooting near Cuesta Drive and Norwalk Boulevard in Cerritos.The Deputy involved shooting took place in a neighborhood located near the ABC Unified School District Administration Offices and Tracy High School Sunday night at around 7:39 p.m. Los Cerritos Community News has learned that the suspect was struck and was transported to a local hospital, where his condition is listed as stable. No deputies were injured.Several dozen units from the Cerritos Sheriff's Station are on the scene and a command post has been set up in the parking lot of the ABC Unified School District parking lot.If anyone has information about this incident, contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

11:13 p.m.:The death of an 11-year old girl from Long Beach on Friday has sent a shock wave around our ENTIRE community. This is a statement just issued minutes ago from the Long Beach Police Department regarding the death of Joanna Ramos. So sad. How can these type of situations happen? Here is the OFFICIAL NOTICE from the LB Police Department just MINUTES ago....

NBCLA led their 11 p.m. newscast with this breaking news....great coverage NBCLA!

"On Friday, February 24, 2012, at approximately 5:50 p.m., Long Beach police officers responded to a local hospital after being notified that an 11-year-old female, who was unconscious and not breathing, but showed no visual signs of trauma to her body, had been brought into the emergency room (ER) by her family. She was treated by ER staff, and taken in for emergency surgery. She was placed in ICU in critical condition, and at approximately 8:

50 p.m., in spite of the hospital staff’s valiant efforts, was pronounced deceased.
As Long Beach Police began investigating, it was learned that the decedent, and an 11-year-old female student at Willard Elementary, had been involved in a physical altercation with a female classmate. It was determined that afterschool, the two girls, and approximately seven onlookers, walked to a nearby alley to engage in a pre-planned fight. We believe the fight lasted less than one minute, did not involve any weapons, and that no one was knocked to the ground. Once the fight was over, both girls left the location and went their separate ways.
Detectives have identified the involved classmate and interviewed her, along with the multiple onlookers. Detectives are also attempting to identify anyone who had knowledge of the events leading up to the fight, or any additional witnesses to the fight. What the girls may have been fighting over is still under investigation.
As of now, this has been ruled as an undetermined death, and the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office will determine the official cause of death.
The L.B.P.D. will continue to conduct interviews and gather facts, and will present our findings to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, along with the Coroner’s findings. The District Attorney’s Office will review the case and ultimately determine if any charges will be filed.
At this point, no arrests have been made in this case. Detectives have spoken with family members and friends of both girls, and no one has alleged or provided any information that the decedent was being bullied. None of the students interviewed thus far have informed detectives that school officials were made aware of the impending fight.
The Long Beach Police Department’s Homicide Detail will continue investigating the incident to determine if a crime occurred. Anyone who may have information regarding this investigation, who hasn’t already spoken with detectives, should contact the Homicide Detail at (562) 570-7244.
Anonymous tips may also be submitted via text or web by visiting www.tipsoft.com."

9:20 p.m.
BREAKING NEWS....
Just got an "alert" from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department...

Scary shooting tonight in the East Rancho Dominiguez area of Los Angeles around an hour ago....

Sheriff's Homicide Bureau detectives are en route to the intersection of Platt Avenue and Spruce Street, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a male Black adult. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. There is no further information available at this time. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Alert just issued by the Los Angeles Police Departemtn.
An active situation is going down right now with a barricaded suspect in the area of 5300 Strohm St. in North Hollywood
"The Los Angeles Police Department North Hollywood Division is working an active barricaded suspect in the area of 5300 Strohm St. in North Hollywood. Residents are asked to stay in their homes and avoid the area," the alert just released stated.
Anyone with information can call any information into the North Hollywood Area Station at (818) 623-4016. You may also to 1-877-LAPD-24-7. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts
--Randy Economy

INCREDIBLE FINISH at the DAYTONA 500. James Buescher just WON the DAYTONA 500 in one of the most bizarre finishes of ANY major car race I have EVER seen. The 21 year old Texas came from the middle of the pack on the LAST TURN of the race after a massive pile up between all of the front runners. WOW.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Los Cerritos Community Newspaper has another deep inside look into the workings of the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office in this weekends edition. Amazing to see how the "inner" workings of this complex maze really works, and who is REALLY calling the SHOTS regarding a TRILLION DOLLARS worth of property values here in America's largest county.

Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez turned the reigns of America’s largest county government property assessment agency to a former political operative of a San Gabriel Valley based trash recycling business, just months after his election in November of 2010.

In documents obtained by Los Cerritos Community News, Noguez radically redrew the organizational chart of the Assessor’s office and gave political contributor Chris Carlos, EdD the top administrative position. Carlos is the former head of Government Affairs at Athens Disposal Services and is now Chief of Staff to Noguez.

Further, LCCN has confirmed that Carlos has no professional experience in the field of tax management or as a professional appraiser prior to his hiring by Noguez.

“Carlos now wears the badge of Chief of Staff and is calling all the shots. He runs the joint, day in and day out,” one employee with more than 33 years experience inside the Assessor’s office told LCCN.

On February 7th, Carlos fired off an email to every employee at the assessor’s office remindi

ng them “wherein Assessor Noguez reminded all personnel to be diligent in valuing property at its fair market value, in accordance to the law, regardless of a property owner’s relationship with the Assessor.”

Carlos goes on to state in the email that “in keeping with this directive, if any tax payer representative has communicated expectations of special treatment related to any case with the Assessor’s office, please immediately forward to me the substance of that communication, along with the name of the party and the case number involved, through “your chain of command.”

“Our code of ethics requires the maintenance of integrity and propriety in all departments’ matters and any behavior that may compromise the ability of the department to carry out its lawful function will be appropriately addressed,” the memo is signed by Carlos and ends with the note “thank you for your cooperation in this matter.”

Brian Hews, LCCN Publisher said “it is the responsibility of a free and open news organization to have direct information regarding the internal activities of any government agency, especially one as complex and powerful as the Los Angeles County Assessor.”

LCCN was the first news organization to break the story that Noguez and his office is the subject of at least two criminal probes by the Los Angeles CountyDistrict Attorney’s Office. Since then, several other news agencies including the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Eastern Group Publications and a growing assortment of radio talk shows and television news casts are beginning to cover the ever fluid developments.

Hews sent a direct request to the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder requesting several hundred pages of public documents, records, and internal memos under the “Freedom of Information Act” regarding the activities of Noguez.

In another memo obtained by LCCN, dated Tuesday, August 2, 2011, Noguez began informing his staff of several hundred employees of “organizations changes” based upon his “vision for the Assessor’s Office to provide fair appraisals in the most efficient professional and courteous manner possible.”

Noguez, who is a former elected city councilman from Huntington Park, also states that he used “preference sheets were reviewed and every effort was made to accommodate these requests.”

“However, in some cases it was necessary to deviate from the preference list to provide the best fit for each considered position,” Noguez wrote.

In another memo obtained by LCCN from June 16, 2011 under both the signature of Noguez and Assistant Assessor George Rekei, announced that Mark McNeill would be promoted to the position of Chief Appraiser of Major Real Properties and Andrew Stephens to the position of Chief Appraiser of Assessment Services...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

I just left the newsroom of Los Cerritos Community News. The smell of natural gas is all
over the air here in the hood. What is it? Mystery solved. Got this note from the city of La
Palma" "On Thursday, February 23, 2012 at about 5:00 p.m. Oil companies
performed a controlled release of natural gas from the oil platforms
off the coast of Sunset Beach. During the gas release, winds
coming from the south carried the natural gas odor across several
cities, including La Palma. Reports of smelling the order,
have lasted for no more than 20 minutes. According the Orange County Fire Authority, this is a
standard procedure, which is done frequently from these oil
platforms and there are no health risks associated with these
procedures."
Case closed on this stinky situation.

NOGUEZ: Assessor Office Turned Over To Former Trash Hauler’s Political Operative

Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez

Randy Economy

• Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez turned the reigns of America’s largest county government property assessment agency to a former political operative of a San Gabriel Valley based trash recycling business, just months after his election in November on 2010.In documents obtained by Los Cerritos Community News, Noguez radically redrew the organizational chart of the Assessor’s office and gave political contributor Chris Carlos, EdD the top administrative position. Carlos is the former head of Government Affairs at Athens Disposal Services and is now Chief of Staff to Noguez.Further, LCCN has confirmed that Carlos has no professional experience in the field of tax management or as a professional appraiser prior to his hiring by Noguez.“Carlos now wears the badge of Chief of Staff and is calling all the shots. He runs the joint, day in and day out,” one employee with more than 33 years experience inside the Assessor’s office told LCCN.

Score ANOTHER VICTORY for District Attorney Steve Cooley and Max Huntsman for this CONVICTION and JAIL SENTENCE today. Attention pubic officials. Stop breaking the law. Stop stuffing your pockets. You will be CAUGHT SOONER OR LATER....

LOS ANGELES – The former superintendent of the Beverly Hills Unified School District was sentenced today to 60 days in jail and ordered to pay nearly $23,500 in restitution to the Beverly Hills School District for giving a female former facilities director unauthorized gifts, the District Attorney’s office announced.
Judge Stephen Marcus said Jeffrey Hubbard violated a position of public trust and ordered him to complete 280 hours of community service and to pay a $6,000 fine in addition to jail time and restitution.

Hubbard, 55, was taken into immediate custody.
Deputy District Attorney Max Huntsman (W2G, MAX!) with the Public Integrity Division prosecuted the case.
A jury in January found Hubbard guilty of two counts of misappropriation of public funds for ordering former facilities director Karen Anne Christiansen to be paid $20,000 in two payments, a stipend that was never authorized by the board.
Hubbard also was found guilty of having Christiansen’s $150-a-month car allowance increased to $500 a month without board approval.

Judge Marcus said that email exchanges between Hubbard and Christiansen showed the two had a “very, very special relationship” and he gave her the money because he “liked her, he loved her.”
Christiansen, 53, was sentenced on Jan. 5 to four years, four months in state prison and tentatively ordered to pay the district just over $2 million after being convicted of negotiating contracts between the school district and a firm with which her company had a consulting agreement, and for backing a school bond measure that benefited her firm.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

I am outraged to hear about the murder of two amazing journalists today in Syria. Marie Colvin from CNN and Reporter Remi Ochlik have been confirmed as victims in a horrific violent attack just hours ago.

I loved watching Marie Colvin, and loved her bravery and solid performance as a journalist. I am also blind in the same eye she was and I too wear an eye patch. Regardless, this is a sad day in the world of freedom and a free media.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

I want to publicly thank the publisher and editor of the Los Angeles Times for giving proper credit to Los Cerritos Community Newspaper on their on-line edition over the ongoing expose on the District Attorney's probe of Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez. I also want to thank the dozens of good, honest people who work inside the Assessors office for their persistence, drive and determination for wanting to get "out in the open" once and for all. This is about a free and open society and how a local community newspaper can still be a vital voice in the world around us.

LCCN has a tremendous amount of respect for Los Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize winning reporters and editors who are now actively involved in this probe.

My note in the Los Angeles Times today....RandyEconomy at 11:35 AM February 19, 2012

I would like to publicly that the Los Angeles Times for giving proper credit to Los Cerritos Community Newspaper for our efforts in breaking this story three weeks ago. Community newspapers are the heart and soul of America and will always have a proper place in our society. This situation is about keeping our government accountable and the ability of a FREE MEDIA to still exist in our society. Thank you LA Times. BTW. There is a tremendous amount STILL unfolding. Stay tune!

Anyway, today RoMar and CNN did a segment from images from NASA tat shows "plasma indirection" that results in tornado-like action on the sun. Holy crap. This clip is going to be the "talk around" Los Cerritos Community Newspaper here in Cerritos, California this morning.

KFI has posted the following statement on their website about the suspension of John and Ken.

"Effective immediately, KFI AM 640 hosts John Kobylt and Ken Champiou have been suspended for making insensitive and inappropriate comments about the late Whitney Houston.

Ken Champiou: Photo taken by Randy Economy

KFI AM 640 Management does not condone, support or tolerate statements of this kind.

John Kobylt said, “We made a mistake, and we accept the station’s decision. We used language that was inappropriate, and we sincerely apologize to our listeners and to the family of Ms. Houston.”

John and Ken will return to the air Monday, February 27."

My original post:

What the hell is going on with John and Ken and KFI Talk Radio today. The ubber-famous afternoon shock jocks have been yanked from their mega famous chat show for making outlandish comments about the late Whitney Houston.

Effective immediately, KFI AM 640 hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou have been suspended for making insensitive and inappropriate comments about the late Whitney Houston.

KFI AM 640 Management does not condone, support or tolerate statements of this kind.John Kobylt said, “We made a mistake, and we accept the station’s decision. We used language that was inappropriate, and we sincerely apologize to our listeners and to the

Meet Randy Economy

Randy Economy is one of the most respected Investigative Journalists in Southern California and is the recipient of FIVE top awards from the prestigious Los Angeles Press Club in 2013, 2014 and 2016.
He is the host of “The Randy Economy Show” that aired on AM 870 ‘The ANSWER’ in Southern California from January 2015 to March 2016. The show was rated as the #1 weekend talk show in Los Angeles by Neilsen/Arbitron during the months of June, September, and November, 2015.
Economy has worked as an investigative reporter for years, he is the real deal.
Economy uncovered a $1 billion dollar political “pay to play” scheme inside the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor’s Office that lead to the arrest of Assessor John Noguez, Property Tax Consultant Ramin Salari, Property Appraiser Mark McNeill, and Property Appraiser Scott Schenter. The series of articles resulted in him being recognized as a candidate for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 2013.
Economy also uncovered misuse of public office by Los Angeles Controller Wendy Greuel revealing how her elected position was used to leverage millions of dollars for her unsuccessful campaign for Mayor in 2013.
Economy, is now a resident of Rancho Mirage, California. He also uncovered massive fraud and political corruption inside the Central Basin Municipal Water District. The agency is now part of a criminal investigation by the FBI and US Attorney’s Office.
Bold, brass, and quick witted, Economy has also uncovered and reported on FBI probe of California State Senator Ronald Calderon, former Assemblyman Tom Calderon that led to both of their arrests in a complex bribery scheme.
He has covered hundreds of public meetings in and around Los Angeles County at City Halls from Simi Valley, to Long Beach, Norwalk, Downey, Los Angeles, Santa Monica and countless other field locations.
The Randy Economy Show has been featured on CNN, CNN International, Fox News, NBCLA, CNN, ABC Eyewitness News, KCAL9, CBS2, Associated Press, United Press International, Al-Jazeera, and hundreds of other television news shows across the globe…
Economy is a devout member of the Roman Catholic Church and attend Sacred Heart in Palm Desert.
In addition, Economy attended Utah State University and Cerritos College as well as a graduate of Cerritos High School.
Economy wears an eye patch. He lost the vision in his right eye nearly 10 years ago, and kids and critics refer to him as “The Pirate.” With his reputation for exposing countless crooked politicians, many now ask who are the real “political pirates” in our area. It is not Randy Economy, it’s those who dare to steal from the public and think that they can get away with it.
Randy Economy became an “official member” of the Republican Party in April of 2016.
Economy can be reached via his cell phone at 562 743-0882. His blog, now with more than 10 million readers is www.RandyEconomy.co.